"Senior Coordinator, Prevention Learning Development"

Overview:

Full-time, Continuing position

Salary Level 8 ($116,551 - $131,257) + 17% Superannuation and Flexible Working Arrangements

Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, and hybrid ways of working

About You

You are an experienced and values-driven professional with a strong background in learning and development, prevention, and gender-based violence or gender equity initiatives. You bring demonstrated experience in designing, delivering, and evaluating learning programs that drive meaningful behavioural and cultural change across large and complex organisations.

You are a confident facilitator and communicator, skilled in engaging diverse audiences including staff, students, and external stakeholders. You have the ability to translate strategy into impactful learning experiences, and you are comfortable developing high-quality training materials, workshops, and resources that align with organisational priorities and evidence-based practice.

You are highly collaborative and thrive in partnership-driven environments, working effectively across multidisciplinary teams to deliver shared outcomes. You bring strong project coordination skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities, oversee initiatives, and contribute to innovation projects and their associated budgets.

You are passionate about gender equity and the prevention of gender-based violence, with a commitment to continuous improvement, data-informed practice, and contributing to a respectful and safe university culture.

To be successful in this position, you’ll have as a minimum:

Demonstrated knowledge of prevention of gender-based violence best practice and experience working within the gender-based violence prevention sector, with experience in university and TAFE settings preferred.

Demonstrated ability to design, develop, and deliver a range of innovative and effective gender-based violence prevention learning and development strategies, curriculum and content (including digital) for diverse groups (students/staff/senior leadership), experience within university and TAFE settings preferred

Proven ability and experience in teaching/training in the prevention of gender-based violence to diverse groups (students/staff/senior leadership) and in diverse settings (online, face to face, formal and informal settings)

Proven capacity to work collaboratively with internal and external agencies and subject matter experts to develop and deliver trainings, projects, and other initiatives, listening to and implementing feedback to ensure continuous learning and quality

Excellent relationship building, management and influencing skills in order to consult and collaborate with a wide range of partners, including key internal and external stakeholders

Strong oral and written communication skills including the ability to prepare and present materials such as educational content, reports, digital communications and briefings that are clear, accurate and appropriate for the audience

Demonstrated project management skills and experience including but not limited to risk management, reporting and resource management

Capacity to think and work innovatively, effectively and collaboratively across multiple and competing work demands in a fast-paced environment

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check.

About the Portfolio

The Health, Safety & Risk (HSR) team are a team of strategic professionals providing outstanding, client focused, proactive and effective solutions and services for all RMIT staff. Our success is achieved by understanding our business and operating as a business partner to our clients. We deliver responsive, innovative and practical solutions and services. The HSR team operate in a manner that supports the RMIT values and achievement of the business objectives. By providing tailored, quality services and products and ensuring a high level of expert support and advice, the HSR team will enhance College/Portfolio and Groups ability to meet their business objectives. This in turn will allow the University staff to better support the current and future student population at the University.

The Prevention & Respect team, which sits within the Health, Safety and Risk team, are responsible for leading work associated with the prevention of gender-based violence across the whole of RMIT.

Gender-based violence is a significant issue in the university setting, nationally and globally and is recognised as National Priority Area under Australia’s National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 and The Action Plan Addressing Gender-based Violence in Higher Education

On 1 January 2026, The National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence (the Code) became mandatory for all Australian higher education providers. The Code requires that universities take a whole-of-organisation approach to preventing and responding to gender-based violence. The Code establishes shared national expectations across seven areas: accountable leadership and governance, safe environments and systems, knowledge and capability building, safety and support, safe processes, data and evidence, and safe student accommodation. The Code requires universities to deliver evidence-based prevention education and specialised training to students, staff and leaders, with content developed in collaboration with subject matter experts and those with lived experience. The Senior Coordinator, Prevention Learning & Development role is central to ensuring RMIT meets its obligations under the Code.

To Apply 

Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply’ link at the top of this page.

For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Sorayia Noorani via email sorayia.noorani@rmit.edu.au.

For further information regarding recruitment processes, please contact Larisa Ahadi, Senior Talent Acquisition Advisor via email at larisa.ahadi@rmit.edu.au Please do not share your application to this email address.   

Position Description

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Applications Close:

24 Mar 2026 11.59 pm

RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community, and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. 

In line with RMIT University’s commitment to a safe, respectful and inclusive environment, from 1 January 2026, the University will also consider gender-based violence (GBV) risk factors as part of our recruitment processes. All applicants will be required to complete a gender‑based violence declaration in accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence. Preferred candidates will also be required to undertake relevant pre‑employment background checks, including Working With Children Checks. Information provided will be treated confidentially and considered only for its relevance to the role and RMIT’s safety obligations.

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